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Congratulations to Isha Bhallamudi and Anushree Gupta for putting together a series in Platypus, containing 4 posts about gig and platform worker unions in India written by LaborTech members. Series Introduction: blog.castac.org/2025/11/seri...

blog.castac.orgSeries Introduction: The Politics of Writing About Platform Workers’ Organizing | PlatypusWe are a group of scholars and researchers who work with gig and platform worker unions in India in various capacities. We form the India chapter of the Labor Tech Research Network collective, and hav...
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2nd post in the series: “Writing About/With Platform Unions: the Role of Culture, Politics, and History” by Ambika Tandon, Debopriya Shome, and Kaveri Medappa bsky.app/profile/cast...

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How might we think of the role of culture, politics and history in writing with (and about) unions? Today on Platypus, Ambika Tandon, Debopriya Shome and Kaveri Medappa's post is the second in a series on the politics of writing about platform workers' organising. blog.castac.org/2026/01/writ...

blog.castac.orgWriting About/With Platform Unions: The Role of Culture, Politics, and History | PlatypusPlatform work has exposed larger numbers of workers, especially younger workers with little memory or experience of organising, to mobilise against capital and to do so using innovative means and camp...
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3rd post in the series: “Transnational Audiences, Translation Work: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue on Platforms and Labor,” by Anushree Gupta, Debopriya Shome, and Malcolm Katrak blog.castac.org/2026/02/tran...

blog.castac.orgTransnational Translations: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue on Platforms and Labor | PlatypusThis post is an Interdisciplinary dialog on platforms and labor. We are a group of scholars and researchers who work with gig and platform worker unions in India in various capacities. We form the Ind...
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4th post in the series: “Gender Dimensions of Platform Work: What Does it Mean for Organizing?” by Anushree Gupta, Eesha Kunduri, and Isha Bhallamudi bsky.app/profile/cast...

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Today on Platypus, Isha Bhallamudi, Anushree Gupta, and Eesha Kunduri unpack how the gendered nature of platform work affects labour organizing in India and the opportunities for solidarity and forms of care that can emerge. Read to the complete post here: blog.castac.org/2026/04/gend...

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The 5th and final post in the series "Platform Workers’ Organizing Diaries: Messages from Union Organizers to Researchers" is OUT bsky.app/profile/cast...

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blog.castac.orgPlatform Workers’ Organizing Diaries: Messages from Union Organizers to Researchers | PlatypusResearchers are increasingly applying collaborative and participatory approaches to work with and not on gig workers, union organizers, and platform cooperatives. In the last post of our series, we aim to contribute to these practices of actively building alternatives and strengthening movements, by speaking to three gig worker-organizers from India - Manju Goel, Abdul Nayeem, and Javed. We ask them, how do they view the role of researchers in the gig worker organizing landscape? How can researchers best support gig worker unions? What should we keep in mind when embarking on such collaborations?
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The authors speak to 3 gig worker-organizers from India – Manju Goel, Abdul Nayeem, and Javed. How do they view the role of researchers in the gig worker organizing landscape? How can researchers best support gig worker unions? What should we keep in mind when embarking on such collaborations?